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Ceisteanna - Questions: Northern Ireland (4 Oct 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...law. It received royal assent on 18 September. Many groups representing victims as well as many Members of this House have called for an inter-state case to be initiated before the European Court of Human Rights, ECHR, with respect to this Act. The Government has sought legal advice on this matter. It has not yet received this advice but when it is finalised and received, we will...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (20 Jun 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and The Council of Europe has, on five separate occasions, including mostly recently on 7 June in an interim resolution, expressed concern about the Bill's compliance with the ECHR. Discussions concerning the possibility of referral of an interstate case to the court by Ireland on the Bill, in the Government's assessment, are premature, but we do...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (30 Jan 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...for failing to negotiate a coalition agreement and form a government and that is not something of which either party can possibly be proud. We understand that the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR, will continue to apply to all of the UK, including Northern Ireland. The UK is leaving the European Union but it is not leaving the ECHR.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Legislation (30 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...a case brought by three women in respect of the alleged breach of their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights in regard to abortion in Ireland (the A,B, and C v Irelandcase [2010] ECHR 2032.). The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 was enacted in July 2013 and commenced in January 2014. The purpose of this Act is to restate the general prohibition on abortion in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Constitutional Amendments (17 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...a case brought by three women in respect of the alleged breach of their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights in regard to abortion in Ireland (the A,B, and C v Ireland case [2010] ECHR 2032.). The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 was enacted in July 2013 and commenced in January 2014. The purpose of this Act is to restate the general prohibition on abortion...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (17 Sep 2014)

Leo Varadkar: ...Human Rights heard a case brought by three women in respect of the alleged breach of their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights in regard to abortion in Ireland (the A, B and C v Irelandcase [2010] ECHR 2032.). The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 was enacted in July 2013 and commenced in January 2014. The purpose of this Act is to restate the general...